Exploratory Grant NRU ITMO and Heriot-Watt University

1. INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Exploratory Grant NRU ITMO and Heriot-Watt University DariaMironova & Igor Kukhtevich Olga Kozlova & Gillian McFadzean Moscow 18.12.2012

2. INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme The aim: to explore potential for collaboration in terms of research, training, innovation and commercialisation practices

3. Academic and business partnership INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme

4. Academic and business partnership INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme

5. Project team INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme ITMO, Marketing Department • DariaY. Mironova (Head of Marketing Department ) • Igor V. Kukhtevich (Support in managing of the project) Heriot-Watt, Research and Enterprise Services • Olga Kozlova (Enterprise Creation Manager) • Gillian McFadzean (Director of RES)

6. Industry partners INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • HP • Microsoft • Danon-Юнимилк • Pronano (branch of Rusnano)

7. SME partners INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • Iain Young (Hydrafact Ltd) • Nick Psaila (Optoscribe Ltd) • Vladimir Kuznetsov (KBST ITMO Ltd)

8. Shaping the project proposal INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme

9. Shaping the project proposal INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • Staff exchange, sharing of policies and procedures used by RES and Marketing department in their knowledge exchange activities • Identification of areas for collaboration such as Photonics and ICT and match making of key staff • Webinars/training for project teams and students union

10. Designing and managing the inward and outward visits INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Visit of the HW delegation to St Petersburg – 13-17th May 2012 • Meetings with staff from Innovation Hub, spin-outs including KBST-ITMO, Magic Factory company • Presentation at the VI International Forum “From Science to Business” • Sharing of policies and procedures

11. Designing and managing the inward and outward visits INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Visit of ITMO delegation to Edinburgh – 26th September-3d of October 2012 • The visitors attended Converge Challenge 2012 final and awards • Meetings were held with business development team and relevant spin-outs Hydrafact and Optoscribe • Plans were formed for future collaboration

12. Follow Up Activities to Date INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • Visit of Deputy Principal Research and Knowledge Transfer, Prof Alan Miller from HW to ITMO to present at the International Conference of Applied Optics • Visit of NRU ITMO students to HWU: training for project teams and Student Union

13. Identifying and pursuing sources of funding INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • Skolkovo foundation • European funding (Erasmus Mundus) • Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme • Tempus Programme • Royal Society travel grant • Government of St.Petersburg • Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

14. Interacting with the British Council INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • Initial support during the proposal preparation • Support during contract signing • Liaising during the report preparation • Timely reminders of deadlines • Kind invitation to share our experiences

15. Troubleshooting INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme P1. Managing expectations of both sides P2. Collaboration is a marathon not a sprint • Identification of opportunities for quick wins • Focused approach on strong areas of common interest

16. Troubleshooting INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme P3. It’s easier to develop existing collaborations rather than building a new ones which take effort and resources without immediate outcomes • New links open new opportunities • Communicating of opportunities for joint research and knowledge exchange

17. Troubleshooting INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme P4. Lack of funding for scientific and innovation collaborations between Russia and UK !!! WORK IN PROGRESS ???

18. Outcomes INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme • Links in three key areas such as Photonics, ICT and Knowledge Exchange • Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Principals of both Universities • Joint training delivered

19. Future collaboration programme INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme The key future activities are Short term Joint training and consulting in Research and Knowledge Exchange between UK and Russia through M2IES – further funding required Longer term Competition for Joint Research Proposals between Scottish-St. Petersburg Universities– further funding required

20. INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Thank you for your time DariaMironova – Mironova@mail.ifmo.ru Igor Kukhtevich – Ba@inbox.ru Olga Kozlova - O.Kozlova@hw.ac.uk Gillian McFadzean - G.McFadzean@hw.ac.uk